Overheating question
12-03-2009, 05:44 PM
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Overheating question I have a 00 T/A WS6. 142k on it. I was driving home after donating some plasma and had to make an errand and went to target. Got our of target started going home. Its like a 10min drive in town. The car was warmed up, oil psi was where it should be when its warm. I was driving along with the heater cranked up cause its a frigid b***h here and my heater doesn't get warm very quick. I look at my gauges and notice my temp was way above 210*. Quickly turned the fan off and everything off. Temp went right down in matter of a second. Turned it back on and nothing happened. Stay right at 210*or a little below. Now what would make that happen and how do I fix it? Any advice please.
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12-03-2009, 05:57 PM
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usually my 2000 ls1 heater worked awesome even in -degree temps. First thing to check would be the level.
Then if thats all good, maybe do a flush since its at 140,xxx miles, pretty simple to do, I'd start the the heater hoses, take them both off and by hand place a water hose to one and see if any black **** comes out. hook them back up and drain the radialtor is any black stuff was in the heater core.
the only other things I would check is to make sure there is no coolant leaking from the water pump, mine went out at 1000,000 miles, maybe a stuck thermostate, or possibly a bad radiator cap, but if its the cap, usuallly you will hear boiling inside the over flow tank.
Then if thats all good, maybe do a flush since its at 140,xxx miles, pretty simple to do, I'd start the the heater hoses, take them both off and by hand place a water hose to one and see if any black **** comes out. hook them back up and drain the radialtor is any black stuff was in the heater core.
the only other things I would check is to make sure there is no coolant leaking from the water pump, mine went out at 1000,000 miles, maybe a stuck thermostate, or possibly a bad radiator cap, but if its the cap, usuallly you will hear boiling inside the over flow tank.
12-03-2009, 07:53 PM
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Fyi the operating temps for the ls1 fbody are usually around 190 to 230 depending on conditions. The gauge is just there to give you a general idea of the temp it is by no means exact.
12-03-2009, 08:00 PM
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usually my 2000 ls1 heater worked awesome even in -degree temps. First thing to check would be the level.
Then if thats all good, maybe do a flush since its at 140,xxx miles, pretty simple to do, I'd start the the heater hoses, take them both off and by hand place a water hose to one and see if any black **** comes out. hook them back up and drain the radialtor is any black stuff was in the heater core.
the only other things I would check is to make sure there is no coolant leaking from the water pump, mine went out at 1000,000 miles, maybe a stuck thermostate, or possibly a bad radiator cap, but if its the cap, usuallly you will hear boiling inside the over flow tank.
Then if thats all good, maybe do a flush since its at 140,xxx miles, pretty simple to do, I'd start the the heater hoses, take them both off and by hand place a water hose to one and see if any black **** comes out. hook them back up and drain the radialtor is any black stuff was in the heater core.
the only other things I would check is to make sure there is no coolant leaking from the water pump, mine went out at 1000,000 miles, maybe a stuck thermostate, or possibly a bad radiator cap, but if its the cap, usuallly you will hear boiling inside the over flow tank.
12-03-2009, 08:02 PM
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I know the operating temps and my car has never gotten past 210 mark and its pretty ironic that I turn the heater on a very cold day out and it instantly jumps to higher temps like 220 or higher. That is not normal.
12-03-2009, 08:03 PM
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Do the heater core flush anyway, there is always some build up in there, and never use any stop leak in the coolant system, that tends to clog up everything.
